Posted on 11/27/2013 5:57:51 AM PST by Gamecock
She attended Catholic University but the study was at Catholic universities. Note my use of plural and singular and upper case and lower case.
At that age I personally would have found the hook-up culture to be creepy, cold and impersonal. Am stunned that so many young people apparently do not.
I went to Kent State as well. KSU was wild place! (70’s) We checked out Grove City for our daughter but she applied too late. I recommend GC to every teenager I know. Amazing school.
But still counted as Catholic for membership numbers.
No. I really suspect that we’ll get FR Catholics discounting the study for one reason or another.
And so far, I haven’t been disappointed.
Count on it.
:)
**While many evangelical students have a lifetime of Bible camps and strong Christian schools, few Catholic students bring a similarly strong catechetical background with them to college.**
Wondering if this is really true?
It’s a crying shame what’s happened to Catholic higher education.
As we speak, my oldest son is waiting to hear whether or not he has been accepted into his chosen colleges, and I have to tell you...finding an authentically Catholic college was no easy task.
I flat out refuse to send him to any Jesuit institution (even and especially Georgetown), and Notre Dame is off the list, too, as are Fordham, Villanova, and other big-name schools.
Personally, I’ve got my fingers crossed for Christendom (he does, too, BTW). It’s a small school, but they are doing things right down there. It seems to attract the kind of girls that know how to say “NO,” and the kind of boys that respect those kinds of girls. Do some get around the rules? Oh, I imagine they certainly do. But the school doesn’t have to encourage it, nor do they have to make it easy for them, and Christendom doesn’t.
Regards,
Ever since the Garden of Eden, righteousness seemed impossible. Every generation seems more depraved and yet, with God all things are possible (including righteousness).
My son graduated from Taylor in Indiana this past May. He transferred there from a secular college that’s south of Rochester that turned out to be not a good fit for him. Most of the students were into partying and there was a lot of hooking up going on. He played football and got a season ending injury in his first game and his team mates and coaches gave him very little help and support. After recovering from his injury, he went back there for another semester and played, but he was clearly not in his element there. His best friend had transferred to Taylor at the beginning of the semester and told my son many good things about the school and also the football team. After his final game, I gave him my blessing to transfer and he moved very quickly to make it happen and he was at Taylor for J term the following January.
The transfer to Taylor was a leap of faith and he didn’t even visit the campus beforehand, mainly relying on his best friend’s recommendation and also the encouragement and guidance that he got from the defensive line coach. What a wonderful experience he had academically, athletically, socially and most importantly, spiritually! Outside of football, he participated in a Lighthouse trip to Ethiopia and taught English as a second language at the Project Mercy Mission, he was in the Gospel Choir, worked at the DC on the catering staff for banquets and he met his wife there! There is no hooking up culture at Taylor and the school really prepares the students for the real world.
My son and his wife graduated from Taylor and are currently teaching at a brand new charter school in Colorado. The principle from the school is a Taylor alumnus and came to campus on a recruiting visit, they interviewed and both were offered teaching positions the day before graduation.
I’ve been watching the WATCHWORD BIBLE (http://superstore.wnd.com/video/The-WATCHWORD-BIBLE-The-New-Testament-10-DVD-Set )
It is written in the Contemporary English Version - God makes it very clear. He is Holy and wants us to be holy. Our bodies are the temple of Holy Spirit.
The simplistic text hits home regarding every kind of sin and temptation we face in this world.
It would make an excellent Christmas present for every family.
I would be interested to see where they are in 50 years. I would be they resemble Norte Dame more.
Yet your assumption and poor 'faith' attack is noted.
Singular, narrow minded, mocking judgement of others is often built on hypocrisy and sadly produces individuals lacking both intelligence and creativity through the fear based inability to have a heart and mind open to new information and love.
-John Kerry and Nancy Pelosi. Not really Catholic.
-Certain orders, err, sects of Roman Catholicism: Not really Catholic.
-Certain Roman Catholic schools. Nor really Catholic.
One would think the Pope would send out a memo instead of allowing all of these little popes to run around interpreting what/who is Roman Catholic and who/what isn't.
Good to know — I wondered about the article being honest.
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Probably not. And I know that there are some Evangelical schools with a hook up culture. The author appears to be going to the “big name” schools for each group and comparing. Which for most Catholic schools isn’t the good ones.
“**While many evangelical students have a lifetime of Bible camps and strong Christian schools, few Catholic students bring a similarly strong catechetical background with them to college.**
Wondering if this is really true?
Assumption?
It's what I and other former Catholics are accused of constantly.
Singular, narrow minded, mocking judgement of others is often built on hypocrisy and sadly produces individuals lacking both intelligence and creativity through the fear based inability to have a heart and mind open to new information and love.
Then Catholic posters on FR need to stop engaging in it.
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